Toe-weight for horses.



C. B. TUTTLE.

TOE WEIGHT FOR HORSES.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 1,1011.

1,064,031 Patented June 10, 1913.

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CHARLES B. TUTTLE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO TUTTLE & CLARK, OF

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

' TOE-WEIGHT FOR HORSES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES l). T U'r'rnn, a citizen of the United States of 1'\merica, residing at Detroit, in the county of \Va'yne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toe- Veights for Horses, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyii'ig drawings.

The invention relates to toe weights for horses and it is the object of the invention to obtain an inexpensive and etlective construction of weight securing means.

To this end the invention consists in the peculiar construction of securing device which is struck-up from a single sheet metal blank, and requires no machining, and further in the peculiar construction and continuation therewith of the weight as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the weight securing member; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through said member as attached to the horses boot and showing the weight in engagement therewith; Fig. l is a horizontal section on line a1-w Fig. 3.

In the present state of the art toe-weights have been secured to horses boots by providing a securing member having a wedgeshaped tongue for engaging a corresponding recess in the weight. The securing member is provided with screw apertures therethrough and is attached to the hoof by said screws. iVith this structure the weight and the securing member must be fitted to each other either by hand or by machining and thus a considerable portion of the cost of manufacture is in the performance oil this work. Furthermore, the securing member is itself attached and held in position upon the horses hoot solely by the screws. With my improven'ient I avoid the fitting operation by forming the securing member of sheet metal struck-up in dies to an exact form. I also avoid machine Work on the weight member by forming the re ceiving slot or socket therein of circular section which may be trued by a reamer which exactly fits the corresponding tongue on the securing member.

In detail, A is the securing member which is struck up from a sheet metal blank to form the oppositely projecting cars 13 and B centrally connected to a tapering portion Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 1, 1911.

' atcntedJiuneit), 1913.

Serial No. 647,228.

C which is oi substantially circular section and is partially closed together in the rear. At the upper end of this portion C is an extension i) terminating in a hook i which may be used tor holding the strap ot a boot \Vlltlltfitl. one is employed. The air portions it and 13 have their margins turned down to form a sharp bead i and each car is also provided with an aperture G for a screw and having a marginal turned-down bead l l similar to the bead F. The member thus formed may be secured to the horses hoot by screws I: engaging the apertures G and when these screws are tightened the beads 1 and ll will be Forced into the hoof, cutting channels therein and forming additional securing devices for preventing displacement. l urthermore the bead I serves the additional tunction of reinforcing the outer edges of the cars.

The securing member A termed as described is adapted to engage a weight member J which may be oi? any suitable construction but is provided with a tapering socket K tor receiving the portion (J. This socket may be initially formed with a core and may then be quickly :lashioned by reaming to tit the securing member.

In use, the member A. is permanently secured to the hoof, while the weight member J may be detached and replaced at pleasure. By reason oi. the fact that the portion C is formed from sheet metal and is hollow it will be slightly yielding and (amsequently the jarring produced by the striking of the hoof will only have the etl'ect of engaging the weight more. securely. ()n the other hand, when it is desired to remove the weight, this may be done by the exertion of small force.

An important feature of my improvement is that the securing members being formed by dies are always of exact size and. will theretore upon interchangin lit the toe weights. The advantage of: this is that where a weight is .lost it may be replaced by another which is certain to lit the securing member. l urthermore, a series of weights varying in size, can be interchangeably used with a single securing member.

The formation of the securing members with inwardly extending sharpened edges or projections greatly increases the security of the weight and relieves the strain from the screws.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a toe-weight, of a securing device therefor comprising a struck-up sheet metal blank having a tapering shank portion, ears projecting from opposite sides thereof, and turned-in edges for embedding in the hoof, said edges serving as securing means and to reinforce the outer edges of the ears.

2. The combination with a toe-weight and a securing member therefor comprising a struck-up sheet metal blank having a hollow tapering shank portion, and oppositely projecting ears with turned-in sharpened marginal flanges for embedding in the hoof, said marginal flanges serving as securing means and to reinforce the outer edges of the ears.

8. The combination with a toe-weight, of a securing member therefor comprising a struck-up sheet metal blank having a hollow tapering shank portion, oppositely extending ears with iii-turned marginal flanges, and screw apertures having inturned marginal portions, said marginal flanges serving to relieve the stress from the securing screws and to reinforce the outer edges of the ears.

4. The combination with a toe weight, of a securing device comprising a struck up sheet metal blank having a hollow tapering shank portion longitudinally split whereby said portion is resilient, said toe Weight having a correspondingly tapering recess having a frictional engagement with the resilient shank.

5. The combination of a toe-weight provided with a tapering recess of circular section, and a securing member therefor com prising a struck-up sheet metal blank having a correspondingly tapering hollow resilient shank portion of circular cross section for engaging said tapering recess, oppositely extending ears with in-turned marginal flanges, and screw apertures having in-turned marginal portions for the purpose described.

6. The combination with a toe-weight, of a securing device struck up from sheet metal, comprising a hollow tapering shank longitudinally split, and ears extending laterally from the opposite sides of the split portion of the shank adapted to receive securing means, said toe-weight being provided with a bearing having a frictional engagement with the resilient shank.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES B. TUTTLE. /Vitnesses:

JAMEs P. BARRY, DELBERT CoLLINs.

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